tim caputo is here with the latest. >> reporter: dozens of flights heading to the airport were diverted and this afternoon there are a lot of cancellations and almost every flight in and out of the airport is delayed. this after a jet catches fire moments before takeoff. passengers on other planes captured the dramatic scene unfolding at florida's fort lauderdale hollywood airport. the left engine caught fire taxiing down the runway. the plane and it passengers were preparing to take off to venezuela. 15 people on board were hurt. most with bumps and the bruises. >> we had one patient that sustained burn injuries. >> reporter: according to the f.a.a.around noon the crew of a plane behind it reported seeing fuel leaking. >> any time you have a fully fueled air craft taxis fire and fuel do not ricks. >> reporter: moments later that engine caught fire. >> the pilot declared the emergency. his left engine was on fire. >> reporter: at least two emergency chutes were deployed. people were evacuated on the emergency slides. crews brought the fire under control but the airport remained closed f

let's head out to tim caputo live in las vegas with a preview. >> reporter: good evening. from sunny las vegas, where the debate is only about four hours away. everyone eagerly anticipating the five candidates up on the stage answering questions for a few hours here at the wynn casina. earlier today we got a preview behind the scenes look at how people at home will be able to participate in the debate. front runner hillary clinton will have the center podium but her four challengers who spotlight. bernie sanders who has been gaping support won't use this as a forum for person attacks on secretary clinton. >> let's treat each other civilly, let's treat each other respectfully and let's not try to demonize people who have agreements with us. >> reporter: other candidates are trying to get their names out there. tonight's debate could be a big moment for o'maly. >> this guy is a competent, thoughtful, articulate guy. >> reporter: the debate is supposed to be fast moving. they'll hold the candidates to one minute answers. some of the questions for tonight's debate will be form

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tim caputo is there at the coolidge corner theater in brookline. is it a big crowd? who get to go? >> well, there's a tent up out raining. in is the boston premier. it's already getting oscar buzz. it's a film that truly shows journalists as heroes as they take on the catholic church. the film is based on the true story of the boston globe's spotlight routine. a small group of investigator reporters who uncover a massive cover-up of child molestation in the catholic church. it led to an investigation of cardinal bernard law. it portrays the troubling time in boston's history where it was ignored or swept under the rug and no one dared question the church. a powerful influential institution and a predominately catholic city. the writer and director of the film went to boston college, thought it was important to not shy away from the harsh reality of such an unsettling subject and reporters portrayed by actors in this movie says it also shows a glimpse to what true journalism is all about. >> it was a lot of fun. he was a fan. and he couldn't have been nicer. you know, he's very inte

let's get to tim caputo joining us with much more on the anticipated showdown. tim. >> reporter: good evening from las vegas. as you mentioned hillary clinton the biggest name that will be on the stage are stage tonight here at the wynn hotel. very different strategies for the five candidates who will be taking the stage in only about three hours from now. clinton the front runner in the race will want to clear the air on some of the controversial that have been following her. bernie sanders has had huge surges in a few states but tonight will try to get his name out to the rest of the count rhode island then there are -- country then there are the relative unknowns in the race. for them tonight is an opportunity to get their name out there. >> are you excited for the debate? >> hillary clinton spent her first day in las vegas joining a rally taking shots at the g.o.p. frontrunner. >> i don't think it's entertaining when somebody insults immigrants, insults women. that is just unacceptable. >> reporter: the national stage will also be a chance for bernie sanders

tonight live in las vegas, tim caputo, 7 news. >> kim: tim will be right there for the debate in las vegas. we'll go back to him live for more reports tonight and the tomorrow morning right here on news. coming up in just a few minutes here on 7, our political editor andy hiller with his instinct on how has the most to gain from tonight's debate. >> 7 news turning to the mystery pushing back another murder trial for former pats player aaron hernandez. prosecutors asking the judge to let them access evidence now held by a third party. dan hausle live in boston to sort all of this out for us. >> reporter: it's a mystery when the piece of evidence is but we've learned that the third party haled holding it it's aaron hernandez's former lawyers. the fight for this is going to push back the trial months, maybe more. with the lifetime statistic too he got behind bars aaron hernandez knows it will be a bit longer before he goes on trial for the murder of two men in boston's south end in 2012. the former patriot is already serving a life instance for the murder of odin lloyd and lawyers for b

in jamaica plain, tim caputo. >> adam: a boston teen tried to take a loaded gun to class. he tried to get around the school's medal detector and he kimberlybookman is in mattapan. >> reporter: this team came to school and entered the doors with an open backpack and a gun sticking out. as you walk in tech boston academy two signs over the entrance way, one printed yes with the things that you can bring in and the other though with what to leave behind. >> he looked in the bag. >> reporter: this freshman says every students at the mattapan school knows the drill. period. >> reporter: and thursday morning boston police say a 15-year-old boy arrived late and tried to skip the metal detector and school safety officers saw a ledded black 32 handgun inside. >> that is crazy. >> reporter: officers tried to take the student into custody but he was violent with them, running off. >> he is going crazy. >> reporter: this man works for the school and the idea that a student would bring a gun is upsetting. officer does catch the teen and arrested him. it is what every student has come t

we go to tim caputo live on the scene with more on what is going on there. >> reporter: a number of police officers here. we do know one person was stabbed a short time ago. likely at the t. stop. that person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. a number of police officers have scoured the area. we've seen police dogs searching as well. no arrests have been made but they have at least temporarily shut down the jackson square t. station, if you are taking the orange line you will skip over the stop as police continue their investigation into this serious stabbing that happened here. again that victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injures. much more information on the person that was' injured but police continuing to search the area likely for any evidence but potentially for the suspect aswell. it does not appear any arrests have been made. no word how long this investigation will keep the orange line stopped but this appears to be the beginning of a lengthy investigation. >> also today damage done, east bridgewater police investigating after vandals damag

. >>> but there are other candidates on that stage looking to get their name out there. 7's tim caputo live in las vegas with the look ahead at the big event. >>> good evening, from sunny las vegas we are at the winn resort hosting the first democratic debate of this political season. you guys mentioned everyone seems to know the front runner at this point hillary clinton with a huge lead in states like nevada where we are right now but today or tomorrow night's debate another opportunity for the remaining candidates to get their name out there. >>> hilary clinton . >>> bernie sanders . >> reporter: by now you probably know him. but do you know them? martin o'malley, lincoln chafey and jim webb look for a carly fiorina moment of their own hop hoping a strong performance . >>> it's not about the wordp it's about the action . >> reporter: leads to points in the poll. all three registering at less than 1% in the latest cth n or c poll in nevada that has clinton with a hefty 50% of support in that state. >>> for each these candidates i have to define them selves and public understands that

live in the newsroom, tim caputo 7 news . >> anchor: police under fire due during a tense standoff. officers swarming a home after a woman called 911 staying her husband threatened to burn down the house. police say the man barricaded himself in the basement with a gun. they also say he shot through the door to try to provoke them. parents nearby were left shaken up. just look and a police officer shooed me inside and said go inside and close the door so at that point we locked ourselves in the building. >> anchor: swat teams arrested arresteded man. one man was injured but expected to be okay . >> anchor: wild weather slams south carolina. that area is seeing catastrophic flooding and it's leading to deaths. nine people have died. the national guard has been called in to help. the situation is dire. right now south carolina is still under water. historic flooding that's tossed aside cars, torn away roads, bridges and dams and swallowed communities from the coast through the mid lands . >>> we are continuing rescue and evacuation operations throughout the state. >> anchor: in the co

tim caputo is live in manchester with more for us. tim. >> guys, this store is open until midnight. and last night before at the closed down that would be robber came here thinking it would be an easy target. but he had no idea what we was walking into. >> a would be robber had his hood up and face face covered when he walked into manchester new hampshire convenience tore last night. hustle over and pull as knife on store owner. all he kept saying was give me the money. give me money from another surveillance camera you can tiny almost pocket sized niech would he should me the knife. i was like, really? >> she was by herself behind the counter but she wasn't scared. i was just mad. you know, he shouldn't stealing from me. i have four kids to support. there's no reason to rob me. she also didn't fwlifrj because she had a knife of her own a big one i just said now what. said some choice words for him he left. rosher saw her mammoth knife and sprinted out of the store faster than he came in. he said nothing. he just did a double take like what and ran ran. dawn only had giant knife for

tim caputo. see you again soon. tim can but you to live in las vegas. stay with 7 news for coverage tim will have live reports before sxv at democratic 28 right here on 7 news. still much more ahead here on 7 news a 11 tonight. hero rushes into the flames to make a great save pulling a dog from that burning home. this former college student went viral for drunken rant caught on camera. tonight he's go new video. an apology. comfort foods you will want those later in week into the weekend. cold air rushes in. latest on that ahead. >> and this is a family that refused to give up hope. tell you how trip to children's hospital here in boston saved their little girl's life. dear fellow citizen, your home is your castle. but sometimes the castle needs a new roof or kitchen. i can show you how to borrow money for it and not break the budget. if you have a question about how a home equity line of credit could work for you, ask me. i can help. sincerely jose gomez >>> dramatic new video tonight showing the courage of a man as he runs into those flames to save so

let's go to tim caputo and he has nightteam coverage with details on how the attack unfoiledded. they were killed and injured in at left two classrooms on the college campus and it happened quickly and on the first week of classes. students for the first time heard a bang and didn't think much of it. >> then we realized these are gunshots. they bolted the door. the gunman identified as 26-year-old chris harper mercer shot his way into a classroom at umpqua community college. he demanded people stand up and state their religion. the sheriff said ten people were killed. after screaming, and i looked out and saw the people running and i said to the teacher we need to get out of here. students who heard the gunshots sprinted away from campus. >> i ran to the back of the campus. and we were running for our lives. 7 othss were hurt and dozens of police and first respondsers rushed to the campus located in a small town. we you a someone girl wrapped in the gunman was killed after exchanging gunfire with police. >> two heroic officers responded into the building with minutes and exchange

tim caputo reports from andover with more on this break in the case. . >> reporter: three months after a terrifying home invasion where a 16-year-old girl was duct taped to a chair investigators made an arrest. andover police charged peter bar bardzik with kidnapping and several other crimes. dealists told the victim's >>> they called and scheduled a time to meet with us yesterday and by the tone of things it felt as if it was good news coming. >> reporter: steve also learned the man in his home alone with his daughter is a level three sex offender convicted of rape in 1980. for that father that detail of his longtime criminal history is particularly disturbing . >>> there were a lot of things that i didn't really understand about why he didn't run off when he had the money and maybe it's a little clearer now and so thankful that high wife and son got home when they did . >>> police say in late july he walked into this home in the middle of the afternoon, the 16 16-year-old was the only one inside. he allegedly taped her to a chair and stole cash. he took off when the girl's per and br

tim caputo, 7 news . >> anchor: high anxiety on a flight headed to boston. passengers stunned to learn that the pilot died during the flight flight. co-pilot is getting a lot of credit here because he was able to touchdown safely in new york. 7's dan hausle is live at logan. dan spoke to some people about what happened on board. >> reporter: this was a u.s. airways flight from phoenix to boston, but it got diverted to syracuse when one of the crew suffered what turned out to be a if ial illness. 147 people on board, a crew of five and those passengers are crediting that crew in getting them down safe. >> reporter: the u.s. airways jet on the ground in syracuse after boston bound passengers found themselves making a sudden unexpected trip down for a landing. >>> it was very crazy . >>> i knew something was wrong, are' going down an hour earlier. i said something is wrong. . >>> passengers said the pilot was ill but when passengers got on the ground it was clear the situation was worse. >>> there was ambulances wait waiting there already when the plane got to

the night team tim caputo live in las vegas with what the candidates had to say and how they performed tonight. tim. >> good evening ryan. from las vegas, the debate just wrapping up a short time ago with the wynn casino behind me hillary clinton the clear front runner in this case on the defensive at points during this debate was getting attacked from both sides. the candidates on either side of her she did hold her ground fairly well and maybe a surprise from this debate, a stand out performance from one under dogs. >> fronts runner hilary rodham clinton flanked by four other democratic candidates center spot was also the hot seat. i am in the middle here. and lots of things coming from all directions. secretary clinton was questioned about her flip flopping on key issues over the years. if you are learning you're going to change your position. i never took a position on keystone until i took a position on keystone. vermont senator bernie sanders took aim clinton not taking tough enough stance on wall street. you do not congress does not regulate wall street. wall street regulates co

they have increase patrols on campus live tonight in bridgewater tim caputo. tonight police are on hunt for dangerous duo from quincy appear real life bonnie and clyde wanted for robbing banks. ryan shul nice control room with closer look. police say this couple have as was very dangerous by hoping getting picture out tonight it will be lead to major break inspect police are on hunt for modern day bonnie and clyde wanting for rob banks all over east coast. investigators say joseph carrier and his wife jenny hit bank in maryland last friday. at this time, we considered them to be highly dangerous. investigators provided information that in one the robberies they are actually was a weapon displayed. so in our robbery it was complied but just for the public, we encourage that if they do recognize these individuals to use extreme caution. before that investigators say they were in florida holding up wills fargo bank. getting away with cash. and couple weeks before that, police here in massachusetts say joseph carrier robbed a bank on center street. investigators s

moving storm history making as it dumped as much a 16 and a half inch of rain in just night team's tim caputo in our newsroom with more president obama signed disaster declaration to speed up recovery efforts in south carolina after weekend storm that officials are calling a one in a thousand year rainfall. >> the rain finally subsided in south carolina but people there aren't out the woods yet. >> this is dangerous. this is very real. 550 roads and bridges are washed out or closed in at least two dams were breached by record flooding. we've got to get people down stream evacuated. because if this dam goes, the 50,000 people are going to washed away. some parts of south carolina got two feet of rain over the weekend. flash flooding led to at least ten deaths and crews made more than 200 rescues rising water filled homes and stranded drivers. there was high drama life or death moments, including this mother and her 15-month-old daughter plucked from roof of tlts their house. by coast guard helicopter aawe focused on was singing abc damage is devastating water because up to here at one point. s

students are showing big support as you can see hoping to thath teacher back in classroom tim caputo in brookline to show us more. >> students were extremely upset. many of them wrote letters a few hundred of them signed a petition and today, a few dozen decided to take it to the streets. >> dozens young brookline students ditch textbook and class to march in support of abeloved teacher i don't think 8 grade social studies teacher was fired from his job allegedly for saying bs but full word to couple of high school students. another teacher overheard it, reported it and chen was let go. students i heard i was in tears. i think a little ridiculous to fire him for saying bs to high schoolers after school. can overlooked current is bunch of bull i understand teacher getting like talked to about this. >> because, it's still middle school. >> but still, if you walkthrough an 8 grade hallway all hear is swear words. group greeted fl chen before you went to closed door meet with superintendent to try to get his job back. >> the students waited more than an hour for meeting to end. i appreci

tim caputo has the debate >> last night hillary clinton proved why she's the odds on favorite. she's a seasoned get van when it comes to debate like the and show cased that last night. before any of the other four candidates could question her character, she took aim at her closest competitor. >>> front-runner hillary clinton flanked by the four other democratic candidates. the center spot also the hot seat. secretary clinton was questioned about her flip-flopping on key issues over the years. >> if you are learning you will change your position. i never took a position on keystone until i took a position on keystone. vermont senator took aim at her >>> you do not, congress does not regulate congress, congress regulates. we have to say please do the right thing. >>> clinton held her ground and defended her record. are you progressive or moderate? that likes to get things done. >>> former maryland governor made a splash on the stage going on attack on sanders soft record on gun control. senator it's notable rural and urban >> have you ever been to eastern shore or western maryla

and tim caputo has more on the power of patricia. >> reporter: hurricane patricia made landfall with winds. more than just a category 5 hurricane this, storm is the largest and most powerful hurricane ever recorded. authorities spent day sweeping through the streets of the resort town of puerto vallarta, warning everyone to leave the beach, close their businesses and take shelter. at least 15,000 american tourists have been evacuated. most hopped on buses to get away from the coast as possible. >> we were evacuated from the our hotel from the hurricane, we came to this convention center, and then they said it's not a safe center so we are going to the technical center. >> panic set in for a lost people. people were kind of rushing to get a space inside of the building. it actually ended up being about three floors here and they have called in pull chairs for people to be able to lay on. >>> the eye of the storm made landfall to south of puerto valla yarr havevallarta. jonathan lake owns a home in the middle of the storm and decided to ride it out. >> i don't want anyone to forget the

tim caputo with the look at the forecast -- latest on this story. manchester police and fire converge on apartment where infant died. they have been inside the apartment for hour. they don't suspect foul play in the infant's death but sent detective to home as part of what they call a thorough investigation into figure out how the baby girl died. the infant's 30-year-old mother was home at the time. >> they are such nice people. they never have problems with anyone. i used to see her pregnant all the time. it seems like pregnant forever. she's a really nice person. it's awful. >>> firefighter arrived in appeared to check gas line as police officer carried evidence marker inside. police not releasing many detail but an active scene all night. those who know the family can only watch it unfold in disbelief. having children myself i can only imagine how devastated she must be. >>> a man facing charges this morning after a brutal beating from providence, rhode island. he appeared in court on friday. police say the 25-year-old attacked an elderly couple

tim caputo, 7 news. >> also breaking police say a student brought a loaded gun to a boston high school. here is ryan schulteis with breaking details. >> reporter: police say the incident happened at tech boston academy around 10:30 this morning. the student allegedly arrived late and tried to get around the metal detentors s.ers? >> found the gun in the student's backback. he is now facing several charges. >> more breaking news, good news about red sox manager john farrell amend his fight with cancer, let's go to elizabeth norieka for that. >> reporter: john farrell's cancer is in remakes and he is preparing to return to the team. he was diagnosed with stage 1 non-hodgkins lymphoma. he sat out the rest of the season getting treatment. the sox announced the good news this afternoon. farrell said in a statement: >> reporter: in the news news. >> 7 news turning to more big dig project. there are new problems with what is holding up lights that weigh more than 100 pounds. officials telling us there are no safety concerns but crews are taking a close look at more than 100,000 parts of this

tim caputo is live with breaking details. >> reporter: we can tell you that the t. station has reopened. it was shut down for about two hours as police had the yellow crime scene tape wrapped around the station. a 17-year-old was stabbed around 3:20 this afternoon, taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. i can tell you things are about back to normal but at this point, no arrests rather have been made in this case. police say this all started between two teenagers who apparently got in a fight t. station. one of the men apparently pulled a knife on the other chest. he was able to get away but collapsed on to the ground. police and e. m. s. arrived to the scene. they took the 17-year-old to the hospital.

let's get to tim caputo with how people in mexico are preparing for the worst, tim . >>> close to 2000 shelter have already been set up. people already packing into those shelters for the night. rain has started to fall along the western coast of mexico. that just is a taste of hurricane patricia. the worst is still a few hours away. the monster category five hurricane is hours away from landfall and tens of thousands of american tourists in mexico are fleeing the coast or finding shelter . >>> we were evacuated this morning for the hurling and came to this convention center then they said it's not a safe place . >> reporter: the storm is expected to hit the western coast populated with fishing villages and popular resort of p puertovallarta. the store weakened ever so slight he but has sustained winds of 190 comparable to an ef 4 tore mid o.more than 7 million people will be affected when it hits later tonight. mexican authorities declared a state of emergency. the obama administration is in close communication with the government of mexico about providing a siftance and heading ameri

our tim caputo is in las vegas for the debate and tim gives us this preview. >>> hilary clinton went to nevada where crews are getting ready for the debate at the wihn hotel. that's advertising vegas style. hilary clinton versus bernie sanders in three other democrats face to face on the same stage for the first time. >>> the one everyone is watch something bernie sanders . >>> people will have to contrast my consistency and my willingness to stand up to wall street and corporations, big corporations, with the secretary. >>> sanders leads in iowa and new hampshire but trails clinton in more diverse states like nevada. people from across the nation . >>> i care about what they have to say. . >>> all we have been hearing about is trump "i think it's not going to be very well rated because trump isn't in the . >> anchor: for the lessor known candidates martin o'malley, jim >>> it's a wonderful idea being both parties having debates . >> reporter: for clinton a chance to move past her e may controversy . >>> she can make her case to americans . >>> it's a dam lie . >> reporter: the commi

tim caputo, "7 news today in new england." >> we streamed coverage of this get the latest on air and on line at whdh.com. you can get updates on twitter or the 7news mobile app. >> fans are ready for the patriots game tonight hoping the pats will squish the fish and keep their undefeated record. it should be a good game. the dolphins riding a two-game winning streak with their off firing on all cylinders. >> alex corddry is live at gillette stadium with more. >> ryan, kim, the patriots will look to improve to 7-0 and that's just the second time in franchise history they've done that a the last time they did that was in 2007, the year the patriots finished the regular season with a perfect 16-0 record. much like that 2007 team, the patriots offense leading the way this season with tom brady and company putting up 30 or more points in five straight games, entering the showdown with the dolphins. the patriots know they have to be at their best against a dolphins team that's made a 180 under the interim coach. >> they're playing great. they've got a lot of great players and they've had t

live from las vegas, tim caputo, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: thank you. happening today, the danvers teen accused of killing his teacher will undergo a mental evaluation. philip chism was found banging his head on the floor of his cell yesterday. so as we head out to victoria warren at the courthouse, it sounds like there are new questions about whether he can stand trial at this point. >> reporter: that question being raised by his defense team at a critical time. we're right in the middle of jury selection. prosecutors immediately questioned manipulation. the defense attorney says it's her job to make sure that the teenage suspect is mentally capable of standing trial. so his defense attorney raised the issue yesterday morning in the philip chism murder trial saying he made an alarming statement. prosecutors asked the judge if they're going to be held hostage every time the 16-year-old defendant says anything. the judge asked a clinician to evaluate chism but the clinician didn't feel safe in the room because she could see chism curled up banging his he

the latest live from jamaica plain, tim caputo, 7 news. >> now on 7 -- hillary clinton in the hotseat. >> i've lost more sleep than all of you put together. >> announcer: facing tough questions from congress. >> understanding what happens in benghazi goes to heart of who we are as a country. >> announcer: new details on the attack in libya. >> there was always going to be a constant risk and we >> announcer: as the democratic front runner gets grilled on the hill. >> kim: hillary clinton hoping to clear up all questions about the deadly benghazi. >> the dimmic front runner claimed this committee was formed to derail her republic ambassador but republicans insist they want to figure out what happened. dan hausle has more on her testimony. >> reporter: no big answers coming outs of the hearing but a new question about what hillary clinton was tellingler own family about the benghazi attack and why her state department was telling the american people something else. >> it was just a swirl and whirl of constant effort to try to figure out what we distressing. >> reporter: hillary clinton

tim caputo, 7 news. >> ryan: also breaking emergency crews called to sullivan middle school in lowell after more than 60 students got sick. the school was evacuated while crews tested for carbon monoxide but the cause of the illness is still a mystery, but investigators think it may have been a fast-moving virus. they plan to vest the ventilation system and to give the school a thorough cleaning then side whether the school will reopen tomorrow. >> kim: also on 7 a man facing a judge after a passenger problem on a united airlines flight. the guy is accused of making an explosive threat. boston police removed the man from the flight for what witnesses say they heard him saying during the boarding process. go to steve cooper live at logan with the update. >> reporter: the suspect's attorney told a judge this is basically a story about a person that probably made a poor choice of a word on board of a flight. but it seems that the judge disagreed with all that and everybody is talking about what happened here. especially passengers inside the terminal. the judge said making that choice on

tim caputo, 7news. >> kim: we did stream coverage of this as it happened. if you would like to get the latest developments on stories on air and on line, do that at whdh.com or get updates on twitter or the 7news mobile app. >> ryan: police are investigating a stabbing in boston. one person was stabbed in the neck on hanover street around 1:00 this morning. the suspect knew the victim. two were fighting over a woman. the victim was taken to the hospital and will be okay. >>> a 24-year-old man is dead after hit by a car in west bridgewater around 8:30 last night. it was raining at the time and glare on the roadway may >>> a car crash in lynn causing traffic trouble during the morning commute. the car ended up on the roof. the two people inside got out on their own and only suffered minor injuries. the crash snarled traffic for drivers southbound. >> taylor swift wants a jury trial to take the man who groped her to court. it was wednesday the pop star filed a counter lawsuit hoping to bring a radio deejay to court saying he inappropriately touched her. last m

and tim caputo has more on the big mess last night. manchester's main drag, the road quickly turned into a raging river. >> this is around noontime. i saw the water coming up. it was 20 minutes before anyone else arrived on the scene. by then, it was already a geyser. >> a six-inch water main broke in the middle of manchester for a few hours. almost everyone in town was without water. >> we are right now trying to isolate the length of pipe we need to replace. we will bring in a 20-foot section of pipe. cut it to the size we need. bring the fittings in. we are going to be here for another five or six hours. >> the fire station notified nearby towns to have tankers full of water on stand-by in case a fire broke out. the downtown restaurants shut down for the day. >> on the books, we had about 250 rez vagues. >> it would have given a new meaning to waterfront dining. >> we often walk into town for dinner. we will find another place. >> within a few hours, they a so it had the problem. about 70% of the people in town got their water back.

the nightteam's tim caputo is here with more. >> reporter: he left people scrambling, john boehner's right hand man and can car think pulled out of the race. i shocked some of you, huh? >> reporter: he was facing fierce opposition from party conservatives, and said he didn't help his cause when he said the point of the committee investigating hillary clinton is to kill her presidential prospects. >> we are looking for a speaker that works with conservatives rather than against them. we will have to do soul searching and we'll see what happens. the gop are trying to draft into the speaker's job, fuel o'brien, mit romney's runningmate in 2012. and the speaker is among those putting pressure on him to take the job, and ryans ahead said no to the offer several times. as for speaker boehner he was supposed to be on the victimmy fallon show tonight but when the mccarthy news got out, he cancelled his peempbs. low have to remain in the speaker's chair until a replacement is chosen. 7 news going one-on-one with florida senate and kbp candidate for of the, marco rubio. happened before today's

the nightteam's tim caputo is in andover to bring us details. >> reporter: ultimately a number of things that helped to break this case wade open but it comes down to good old fashioned police work and tracking down a suspect and recovering some of the stolen items. for the volcano's family were this day would they have happen. three months after a terrifying home invasion where a 16-year-old girl was duct taped to a chair investigators made an arrest. andover police charged barred with kid mapping and other-- peter bardzick with kidnapping and other crimes. >> they called to schedule a heating with us. by the tone of things it felt as if it was good news. >> reporter: he learned the man whether was this his home alone with his daughter is a level 3 sex offender convicted of rape in 1 nine 80. that detail of his long criminal history is particularly disturbing. >> there were a lot of things that i didn't really understand about why he didn't run off when he had the money and maybe, that is clearer now. and so thankful that my wife and son got home when they did. >> reporter: in late july

adam just mention mentioned, democrats will face off in their first debates tomorrow night and tim caputo is live las vegas. look for his live reports start starting a head at 5:00 . >> anchor: a former investigator looking into the deadly benghazi attack is i can canning the government's investigation is biased against hilary clinton. the air force intelligence officer saying the panel has not stuck with its original mission to determine why four americans goody back in 20123. instead he was pressured to focus exclusively on clinton and was fired when he did not. >>> there is wrongdoing here and think it needs to stop. i do not want the investigation to end. i want the investigation to be refocused back to the original purpose. the victim' families are owed the truth. hillary clinton has a lot of explaining to do. we however did not need to shift resources to hyper focus on hillary clinton. >> anchor: the officer sadie is preparing to prepare a lawsuit against the select committee and officer was fired because he solely focused on clinton's role during the investigation . >> anchor: tech

tim caputo. >>> and from the team, investigators in everett on burn notice, no set a car on fire on purpose hoping it would spread to a here by home and there were children inside. brandon gunnoe is live with the investigation tonight. >> reporter: investigators found gasoline along all the doorways and around the entire house, so they say whoever set this car fire, actually planned to burn the whole house down as well. this is a picture of the flames after someone set it on fire. a big ball of yellow fire. and after that, orange yellow flames. >> reporter: it happened on autumn street in everett and investigators say after someone lit the car up they tried to torch the two-family home as well by lining the doors with gasoline. >> i woke up and ate and smelled gas and heard an explosion. >> reporter: and in the house two children,, a fur-year-old and 11 month old sound asleep with the second floor. >> i just knew what to do, wake up my cousin and get it on of the house and fall-- call the fire department. >> reporter: troopers with the state fire marshal office put up posters and asked for

tim caputo continues our coverage of record breaking storm . >> anchor: near the eye of that storm winds are comparable to an ef 4 and ef five tornado as high as that scale goes. this massive powerful hurricane has potential to cause catastrophic destruction along the coast of mexico. a view from the international space station and you can understand why patricia is now the largest and strongest hurricane ever recorded. the monster category five storm is expected to make landfall near the resort city of puertova puertovallarta in several hours. it hassustained winds of 200 miles per hour. mexican authorities issued a state of emergency and advise people to move as far inland as possible. >>> this hurricane will effect effectively be the most intense hurricane that has existed in this part of the pacific in our country since records began in 1949. >> anchor: more than 7 million people will be directly affected when the some makes landfall later tonight including tens of thousands of american tourists. hotels are setting up shipment shipmenters for guests who haven't been able to evaluable

tim caputo has more on the power of patricia. >>> hurricane patricia made sustained wind. more than category five. it's the largest and most powerful hurricane ever recorded. authorities spent today sweeping through streets for resort town of puerto vallarta warning tourist are evacuated. most hopped on buses to get as far from the coast as possible. we were evacuated. center. and then they said that this is not safe place. we're going to the texaco. chaotic at first. i think panic set in for a lot of people. people were rushing to get a space inside the building. it's actually ended up being about three floors here and they to lay on. >>> the eye of the storm made landfall south of puerto vallarta an area populated with fishing villages. the hurricane so big 7 million will be directly effected. jonathan lake owns home and decided against all warning to ride it out. >>> i don't want anyone to forget the aftermath that will be here. remember, there's going to be infrastructure, power, water, food. >> tim caputo, 7 news "today in new england." >>> a lot of damage there. it w

don't forget tim caputo will be at the first democratic debate. also tomorrow morning on 7news "today in new england." a young women get behind the wheel and police rush to scene. >>> the voice the adam levine sporting a new doo. >> we have tracking showers and even some thunderstorms on the cape right now. forecast up next. one of the toughest morning. the morning drive continues to. that should be cleared. still a mess trying to get to starrow drive. there's 93 and the staci, you have got to get down here. shaws & star market. shaws & star market. yes, mom. now. spread the word. vicki, this sale is amazing. the shaws & star market stock up sale is here. general mills cereals are $1.88 each. crisp, eastern apples are just .77 a pound. and nature valley and fiber one granola bars are 4 for $10. honey, can you bring the truck? you're in for something fresh! the shaws & star market's >> good morning, everyone. we have a lot to talk about in the weather. it's kind of green as far as the eye can see. even yellow and red. clump of thunderstorms moving

. >> jadiann: tim caputo will be at the debate. look for his live report tonight here on 7 news. >> christa: coming up, the changes ahead for playboy. why editors are pulling the nude models from the pages of its magazine. >> jeremy: the rain is over for the city of boston. for the rest of the day. sun back out. forecast looking up. that is up next. >> christa: a new bride proving that you are ane., you are really always on call. even if it is your wedding >> jadiann: j.r., seeing some blue skies out there. some sun peebing through. >> jeremy: yeah, fantastic. look at this, though. tropical downpours. close to two inches of rain, unfortunately, on the cape and the islands. this falling in, you know, a two-hour window. here in metro-boston, we had a burst of rain early this morning. about a tejt of an inch. from that weather system, it is going faster than i can get to it. it is taking off. rocketing off to the north and that is the last edge of the rainfall now. new hampshire seacoast, cape ann. even up here, it scoots out of here.

tim caputo will have a live report from las vegas. >> jadiann: still ahead, the mystery of a missing woman discovered in her home. new questions arise about yow why it took so long to find her. >> a baby from florida saved in boston. >> jadiann: a uconn student arrested for his mac and cheese tirade is offering a public apology. >> jeremy: cloudy skies metro boston. patchy fog, rain heading into the city within the next 45 minutes to an hour. you need rain gear this morning and sunglasses for the afternoon. forecast up next. >> rich: a section of 93 is shut down and we have a 10-mile backup on 24. what's going on? light & fit, 15 delicious flavors, each 80 calories. >>> we're back now with breaking news. this is out of saugus. we're just getting avoid into car, hit by a piece of scrap metal on busy route 1 during the morning commute. it smashed right into the drivers windshield. state police say amazingly there do not appear to be any injuries and they're saying the debris fell off a truck of the driver of the truck did not stop. police say they may not know it happened. the scene ha

not suspect foul play but detectives are trying to piece together exactly what happened here. 7's tim caputo has the latest from new hampshire. >> reporter: manchester police and fire converge on an apartment where an infant died. investigators have been inside of the ground level apartment for hours. police say they don't suspect foul play in the infant's death but have sent detectives to the home on kim bell street as part of the investigation to find out how the little girl died. the mother was home at the time. >> they are such nice people. they don't have any problems. i used to see her pregnant, it seemed like she was pregnant for forever, but she is a really nice person and it's awful. >> reporter: they looked inspection of gas lines and it's been an active scene all night. the family can only watch this unfold in stunned disbelief. >> having children myself i can only imagine how devastated she might be. >>> a man is facing charges this morning after a brutal beating in providence, rhode island. he appeared in court on friday, police say the 25-year-old attack tacked an elderly coupl

they took boxes of evidence tim caputo 7 news today in new england. >>> jury selection continues on tuesday for a teen on trial charged with killing his teacher at dan ver's high school. on they appointed a legal guardian for allen chisholm, that is because his mother is in the hospital. >>> a boston man has been convicted of all the charges in the murder of a 63-year-old woman. she was found beaten inside of her home. the judge is expected to sentence this man to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >>> police have arrested two men suspected of bank robbery. it happened on friday afternoon, investigators say the men threatened workers with hand guns at a bank at beacon hill and hopped into a cab trying to flee the scene. officers tracked that cab and both suspects were charged with armed robbery. dismissal is denied by a judge who refuses to throw out a case against him. women say cosby damaged their reputation by denying the allegations one woman says that the encounter took place at the play bow mansion, when she was only 15 years old. the judge requested that request. cosby

. >>> many were without water last night after a major water main break and 7's tim caputo has more on the big mess last night. >> reporter: the road quickly turned into a ranging river. >> i saw the water coming up and this is 20 minutes before anybody was live on the scene. by then it was a geyser. >> reporter: a six inch water main broke in the middle of manchester for a few hours almost everyone in town was without water. >> we are trying to isolate the of length of pipe that we are going to have to replace. it will bring a 20-foot section in. we will be here 5 or six hours. >> reporter: the station notified nearby towns to have tankers standing nearby in case a fire broke out. the restaurants closed down for `the day. >> within a few hours they isolated the problem and 70% of the people in town got their water back, and many wonder when it will happen again. this is the second water main break in town in a month and the third since april. >> we want to make sure that we have an infrastructure. this town is very well run so i believe that they will take care of it. >> reporter: the

tim caputo has highlights from vegas. >> reporter: last night hillary clinton proved why she is the odds-on favorite to get the democratic nomination. she is a seasoned veteran when it comes to debates like these. night. because before any of the other four candidates could question her character, she took aim at her closest competitor. front-runner hillary clinton flanked by the four other democratic candidates. the center spot was also the hot seat. secretary clinton was questioned about her flip-flopping, on key issues over the years. >> if you are learning, you are going to change your i never took a position on keystone i took a position on keystone. >> reporter: bernie sanders took aim on clinton. >> you do not, congress does not regulate wall street. wall street regulates congress. and we have to break off and say please do the right thing. >> no. >> reporter: clinton held her ground and defended her record. >> are you progressive or moderate? >> i'm a progressive. but i'm a progressive who likes to get things done. >> reporter: martin o'malley made a splash on the national stage goi

sanders and the rest of the democratic field will face off in the first debate tomorrow night. 7's tim caputo is heading to las vegas. he'll have live reports starting tonight. >>> coming up here on 7 news at noon, dramatic moments. watch this. a waterspout travels across a bridge, tractor-trailer and the driver inside gets caught right in the middle. >>> plus, hear from the local family who has a bear camping out in their backyard. >>> sunny and warm to start the week. i'll let you know how long this warm weather sticks around in your forecast. >>> and take a look at this picture here. a local police officer is now off the job accused of sleeping clock. we'll be back. >>> if you see breaking news or have a story idea, call us on >>> a waterspout doing some major damage in florida. one tractor-trailer driver is okay after running into this funnel cloud as it went by a bridge in central florida. cell phone video shows the waterspout overtaking the bridge. this was early sunday morning as you can see. well, that video showed the tractor-trailer just ripped apart. the florida highway patrol says